Animal-trap



(No Model.)

H. E. KELLEY.

ANIMAL TRAP.

No. 433,245. Patented July 29, 1890.

, UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

HARRY EUGENE KELLEY, OF NIAGARA FALLS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY, LIMITED, OF KENIVOOD, NEYV YORK.

ANIMAL-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 433,245, dated July 29, 1890.

Application filed November 6, 1889. Serial No. 329,431. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: with a shoulder Z, by which it engages and Be it known that I,-IIARRY EUGENE KEL- holds one of the jaws when the trap is set in LEY, of Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagthe usual and well-known manner, not necesara, in the State of New York, have invented sary to be here illustrated. 55 new and useful Improvements in Animal- My present invention does not pertain to Traps, of which the following, taken in 0011- the construction and arrangement of the baitnection with the accompanying drawings, is pan for holding the jaws in their set position, a full, clear, and exact description. and therefore said parts of the trap may be This invention relates to the class of aniof any desired shape and construction. 60 IO mal-traps in which jaws are hinged to posts As hereinbefore stated, my invention peron the base of the trap and are actuated bya tains chiefly to the construction of the base V-shaped spring which is formed at its ends A with the posts a a and hinge-pins c c, all with eyes encircling, respectively, one of the of which I form integral or in one piece of a posts and the portions of the jaws hinged to blank of suitable sheet metal, preferably 65 is said post. steel, said blank consisting of ahorizontally- The invention consists in an improved con curved central orinain portion A, terminatstruction and combination of parts, all as ing with straight end portions AA, having inhereinafter fully described, and specifically ward offsets (Z (Z on the edges of one of said set forth in the claims. end portions, an extension at from said por- 7o In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side tion, and two sets of spurs c c c 0, extending, view of my improved trap in its sprung posirespectively, from the end of the extension a tion. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. and opposite the end portion. A, as shown in 3 is a horizontal transverse section on line a: Fig. 4 of the drawings. This blank I bend at 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank right angles from the plane thereof on the 75 2 5 from which the base with the posts and hingedotted lines 1' z in Fig. 4, the upturned end pins are formed in one piece. Fig. 5 illusportions forming the posts a a, which are trates a modification of the position of the thus integral with the base. hinge-pins on which the jaws arehung. Figs. By the offsets (Z (Z the post a is made nar- G and 7 are plan views of the end portions of rower than the post a for the purpose of pass- 8c modifications of the blank from which the ing through the eye 6 in the end of the lower base and its posts are formed. Fig. 8 is an arm of the spring D, which eye is preferred end view of the base formed from the blank to be made as small as possible. The end of shown by Fig. 6 and showing its connections this post a is bent horizontally, and preferwith the jaws. Fig. 9 is a perspective view ably inward or toward the post a, as shown 85 3 5 of one end of a base formed from the blank at b in Fig. 1 of the drawings, said horizontal shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, and Fig. 10 extension of the post a, forming a stop, which is a detached face view of one of the jaws limits the upward movement of the lower arm formed with the serrated inner face. of the spring D when compressing said spring Similar letters of reference indicate correin the operation of setting the trap. Said o 40 sponding parts. horizontal extension I) of the post a brings A represents the base of the trap; a a, the the spurs c c of the blank also into a horiposts rising from the ends of the base. zontal position, said spurs constituting the C O are the jaws hinged to said posts; D, set of hinge-pins by which the jaws are conthe spring formed with eyes 6 6, one of which nected to said post. The spurs c c on the op- 95 encircles the post a, and the other eye emposite end of the blank are also bent inward braces the end portions of the jaws hinged horizontally and form the set of hinge-pins to said post. by which the jaws are hung to the post a. P denotes the bait-pan, which is usually Said jaws are provided with perforations in hinged to the end of a crossbar extended at their ends, through which perforations the ICC right angles from the center of the base, and aforesaid hinge-pins c c c 0 pass. Instead of is provided near the top of its hinged end makingthehingepins projectinginward,they

may be turned outward, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, and have the jaws connected to them inthe same manner as aforesaid.

The construction can be further modified by terminating the hinge-pins either with inward extensions 0' c, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, or with outward extensions, as represented in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

The pins 0 c, with the inward extensions 0 c, are maintained erect on the post a, and are curved to allow the jaws to slide thereon in opening and closing the jaws. The pins 0 c, with the outward extensions 0 c, are bent at right angles from the post a, so as to stand horizontal, as shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings, and the jaws are hinged on the pins 0 0, while the extensions 0 c serve to retain the jaws thereon.

When the pin-extensions c c are turned inward, or toward each other, as shown in Figs. 6 and 8 of the drawings, I provide the post a with a vertical slit 15 between the hinge-pins cc, and after the jaws C O are hung on the pin-extensions c c, I compress the post laterally to close the space between the ends of the pin-extensions 0' c, as represented by dotted lines, thus preventing the jaws from slipping oit from the pin-extensions. In order to obtain a more secure hold on the leg or other member of the animal caught in the trap, I form the gripping-faces ot the jaws with perforations 0 0 0, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and also with a series of consecutive teeth z' i 2', projecting from the inner edges of the gripping-faces of the jaws and in directions parallel with said faces, as shown in Fig. 10 of the drawings. The swelling of the gripped member of the animal entering said perforations effectually prevents the animal from withdrawing the gripped member from the jaws. The horizontally-curved main portion A of the base I provide with transverse'slots s s and hinge the bait-pan thereto by forming the shank of said bait-pan with prongst tand passing said prongs through the aforesaid slots and bending the protruding ends of the prongs toward each other, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with the-trap-jaws, the base of the trap formed with the horizontallycurved central portion A, posts a a on the ends of said base, and hinge-pins c c c c on said posts, allin one piece of sheet metal, substantially as described and shown.

2. In combination with the trap-jaws, the base of the trap composed of the horizontallycurved central portion A and straight end portionsAA, terminating with posts Ct at, and hinge-pins c c 0 con said posts, all formed in one piece of sheet metal, and the bait-pan connected to the said central portion of the base, substantially as described and shown.

3. In an animal-trap, the combination of the base A, formed with the horizontallycurved central portion A and provided with the slots 8 s in said curved portion, and the bait-pan hinged to said slotted portion, substantially as described and shown.

4. In combination with the gripping-jaws and base, posts rising from said base andsigned my name this 30th day of October, 1889.

HARRY EUGENE KELLEY.

Witnesses:

F. I. PIERCE, G. N. MILLER. 

